The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 15, 1906, Page 2

sere BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES} J. D. ALLEN, Eprror. TERMS OF S'°RSCRIPTION: Che Weexty Times, published every Thursday, wil! be sent to any address ne year, postage paid, for $1.00, Tie Missouri Pacific Time Table at Butler Station. CORRECTED TIME TABLE. SOUTH BOUFD. iP Globe-Democrat prophesied that within three weeks congress will have passed the statehood bill, the Philip-' bill? The Globe-Democrat will have| to redate ite prophecy or crowd al | weeks —Joplin Glooe. | | The whipping-posts bill for wife- beaters in the District of Columbia was @ subject of much sport with the members in the House on Monday and was then laid on the table, effec- Ko 9 Joplin & Southwest mail & Ex 5:21 am Ne 27K.0 & Joplin mail & Express 2:57 pm BI 905K.C & Joplin mail & Express 10:50 pm 20) Local freight 1:00 pm WORTH BOUND. 206 Kansas City and 8t Lonis Ex. 5:40am 204 Kansas City mail and Expres 1:40 pm Mie Kansas City limited mail lu:3d pm LOCAL FREIGHT NM. 292 Local Freight 1:20am RU, WF Kansas City stock eis pm INTERSTATE DIVISION, WRST ROUND. Se, M4 Local freightand Pas mixed 8:66am No. 2 Local freight and Pas J.P. Gaioer, a ANNOUNCEMENTS. ‘Tux Times is authorized to make the follow- ng announcements for offer, subject to the Gemecratic primary of Bates county, to be held “8 cr Saturday, May 26, 1000; FOR REPRESENTATIVE, LAWRENCE M, GRIFFITH, ‘ Of Osage township. earuirr. JAMES R, ANGLE, Of Mt. Pleasant township. MARVEJOUNSON, Of Osage township.} D. D, PEELER, Of Hudson townebip, D. A. BEAN, Of Mt, Pleasant township CIRCUIT CLERK, JO8, H, GROVES, OC Mt. Pleasant township. J. A, PATTERSON, Ot Mt. Pleasant township’ T, B, EMBREE, Of Spruce township, en RECORDER, 1, M, 8MITH, } Of Deep Water township, W.,C, HEDDEN, Of Osage township. F. M, WOODS, ay Of Deek Creek townehip HOMER W, SIEG Of Walnut township. ED, CRABB Of Orage township, ’ } { J. G, CANTRELL i Of Shawnee township. =. T. K. LISLE, Of Mt, Pleasant township. F. R, SWARENS, Of New Home township, PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, SILAS W, DOOLEY, Of Mt. Pleasant township, J. ¥. 8MITH, Of Mt. Pleasent, WATT B, DAWSON Of Osage township, | COUNTY CLERK, F.J. WISEMAN, Of Osage townsbip. J. E. WILLIAMS, Of Mt, Pleasant township. C. G. WEEKS Of Osage township. W.H DUNN, Of Grand River township, TREASURER, W.R. BELL, Of Walnut township. _— ; JUDGE OF PROBATE { J, A. SILVERS, i MILES 8, HORN, ; Of Mt.{Pleasant township. RE(DING JUDGE OF COUNTY COURT. J.W. McFADDER Of Charlotte township. T. L. HARPER Of Lone Oak township. JonGE oF NORTH DISTRICT. ° ESTES SMITH, Of Mingo township. JUDOR OF SOUTHERN DISTRICT. A. D, HYDE, Of Prairie township. CITY OFFICERS. Subject to the action of the city Democratic peimary. FOR ASSROEOR. J. H. SISSON. FOR MARSHALL, W, J. McANINCH. _M, T. DUNCAN, tively disposing of it by a vote of 153 to 60. delegation solidly republican. Well, the republican party must be in sorry straits when Lowa has to re- sors to gerrymandering —Joplin Globe. De ee aed The Hepbuon rail road rate bill passed the Hovee last Thursday by a vote of 8346 to 7. The bill was de- tical. From Bridge) of the president. It gives the Inter State commerce commission more power to adjust shipping rates when complained of. The bill was not all that the Democrats’ wanted, but it is a long step in the right direction and every Demucratic Representa- tive voted for ft. From and the celebration of the ordinances tention and commands the sympa-| ditch in thies of the people. This first young | three times every twenty-four hours, | rents drawn in payment of same. lady of America has shown wonder-| The time required for water tocov- aaa eeereeneD ful good sense in selecting a hr er the same distance through the old} The Johnson County Star suggests channel, by carefulcalculations, made} the organization of the Democracy We have on hand a full line of choice countryman for a husband ins of a titled foreign snob, and the peo-|/from ti ple of the United States applaud her choice and with one aecord shower blessings ‘upon this union whieh promises so much. John A. Patterson, the * present popular and effictent circult clerk has again submitted his claime to the | sary to for an endorsement of his offictal | desired. acts. That he has made one of the very best circuit clerks the county | money have dealings wit! clever, courteous and accommoda: ting to all and his popularity is bounded only by his acquaintance He keeps his records and docket up to date, the papers in.all cases con- against against and no process {s delayed through | brid fault of his. Mr. Patterson was born | regular yearly expense to keep up the | engineer here says the discevery rep- and raised within sight of Butler and | bridges his whole life has been spent among | re-build Democratic stock and his whole life| floods. ing, and he and his supporters think thatto make anefficient and popular officer should be no bar to a second term. He asks full and fair consid eration of the Democratic voters and _—_— cent to R. ci. Kern, a prorinent attorney | the ex of St. Louis, who owns large landed interests {n Macon county, along the Chariton river, has the following in- terview, respecting drainage work be- ing done, similar to that now. being projected in Bates county: .“The main ditch will be ten miles in length, 40 feet wide at the top, 20 feet at the bottom 10 feet deep and ten milea, long. It will drain over 12,000 acres | be Sag and cost $65,000, for which amount}, We in bonds are now being printed. The tax for Already land owners to the north | cost of and south of us are figuring on er-| acre on ganizing drainage ditches and I think | money the court could use in buying | Southeast of Butler or ¥ mile south| cinded in the distri can be it willbe a safe prediction to say that | our bon within five years every foot of the|main ditch he ~, rich Chariton bottom land now sub- ject to periodical overflows will be so thoroughly drained that every acre can be utilized for farming poses.” Tue Times takes via peyor Tay” How long ago wae it when the DRAINAGE REPORT. tire line of our work and found less gine tariff bill and the regulation Principal Items Reviewed by the iis being done the opposition becomes less. month or two into every one ofits! phe work assigned to us as viewerd of dramage district No. 1, having been cumpleted, we thought it prop- er under the circumstances to give the priovipal isems of our report as wide publicity as possible among our citizena, for this project for the reclamation of tbe overflow lands along the Marias Des Cygnes River has b en the sul.ject of much discus- sion, and we doubs if there is a man A gerrymander bill has been intro-|who keeps in touch with the affairs|wae ordered published in the Wes duced in the Iowa legislature calcu: | of our county, but what has exprees- | tern Enterprise for four weeke be others as good but none better, Get our prices on Flour r lated to make [owa’s congressional |ed himself elther for or against this} Assessment of Peoples’ Elevator they will surprise you. proposition We bave asked tor in the petition as we decid- ed on looking over the ground that} Bridge Commission ordered to no other route was nearly so prac- | make estimate foretesl bridge across ata point about three-fourths of a signed to cover the recommendation | mile south of Papinville Bridge, the| at Rich Hill. , new ebannel will be 40 feet wide a the bottom with a slope of one foot | saloon license to John Chambers at out to one foot up, sung oe about eleven feet, making width at the top a little more than 60 feet. thie point to the outlet into the|E Usage river the width of bottom will be 60 feet and the width of the Petition of 8 L. Starr and othere Phone 13. . Mise Alice Roosevelt, daughter of|/from 86 to 110 feet. The total | for change in voting places in Pleas- the President of the United States, |length of the main ditch will be 28 | ant Gap twp. in precinct No. 2, from and Congressman Nicholas Long: | miles and will have a uniform fall of] Lone Oak schoo! house to Double worth, of Cincinnati, will be married | 2 11 feet per mile Branch school house granted. at the White House in Washington| Thie uniformity of grade line is al-} Assessment of railroad and tele- City on next Saturday, February | most unknown in drainage engineer | graph companies made. 17th The whole world loves alover em such a long distance. George Bright employed as super- he water will have a velocity euf- that make the family attracts theat-| ficient to travel the entire length of 3% days. It will thus te seen that the new ditch would discharge ten times as much water as 4 channel of same size were it as tortuous as the river Iteelf. The survey developed such a fall that in our opinion {t was not neces- Democratic voters of Bates county | old channel to accomplish the result It was found that the amount of ever had is ber eng by all who | work and provide for all expense and his office. He 1s} contingencles would be $407,526.64. | excitement here this morning over a $15,000 of which was expensive to keep up on account of overflows. The county has, ever) thirty-foot body of ore and is one of veniently filed and easy of access,|since we have had the roads and| twenty showing a phenomenal sheet our people. He came of ploneer| pense of watching the bridges during | pany of New York, which controls has been spent in the eervice of that| yond question, relieve the county of] build & 200 ton mill, which will be party. He never held or sought of-|this expense and worry, and the/ the largest known. The new strike fice until for the term he is now serv-|roads once put in shape after this|{s near the Walker land, where oneof improvement is completed wili be, and stay, the best roads in our¢oun- try. ‘This left $386,596 64 to be assess ed against the land. The-district will unquestioningly abide their de-| contains 41,350 acres of land which} The damage suit of Mrs. Laura clsion. we classified for benefits from 10 per| Henry against the Missouri Pacifie ing fuil benefits $1093 per acre, or $437.29 for each 40 acre tracts. The the first five years will be very little in excess of the actual interest which will give the land owner ample op- réunity to derive some revenue| Necessary. She alleges the company or rom their lands before anything ex-| wasuegligent and that itsemployees fall ie 2.01 feet to the mile for cept this small amount will have to| failed to notify her son of the danger| the entire distance. Its discharging b ¥ mam 6 of pig riee bridges, eleven of redger will start to work op June 1| which w and unless there ig an accident ite| ditch and five over the laterals. |circalt, coure for $5,000, which was| The river inite preeent. sinuous Shaving Soaps fires will never be banked until the| We very much expect that ourcon-| appealed by the company. course runs a distance of 58% miles entire contract is completed on the| struction will be sold enough below a te 1stof April, 1907. The result of this | the estimates, and with the money improvement will be far reaching. |eaved in other ways, to reduce the waerwnweee CABLE & GROVES, — DBALERS IN — Groceries and Hardware.} We are still doing business at the old stand and are always lookivg for more uew business. It you have never traded with us give us a trial and be convinced that youcanalways depend on our PRICES and WEIGHTS. We have just un- loaded another car of PERFECTION FLOUR. There may opposition than we expected. As —_—_ | our people get a better knowledge of | the work, and the law under which it D Commissioners. Estes Surra, Chairman. Jno. J. Maron, See’y. W. J. Barn, Treas. County Court Notes. The greater part of the week was consumed on the river drainage matter, submitted by the commis- sioners. The legal notice to all in terested parties thas the court will have 4 final beariog ow Mareb 20%h | Co. reduced from $1,560 to $1,100 R. F. Harper released from appeal bond on River Drainage. Feed of all kinds delivered to all parts of the eity. OIL, We handle both the Standard and National light oil. Fill your lamps once with National light and eee the differ- ence. COFFEE. We are headquarters for good coffee; com- pare our 15c coffee with most 20c coffee, it will stand for it. Our 20c grade has no equal. It is used by the most partic- ular coffee drinkers {n town. We are agents for the Des Moines Incubator. It yeu want early chickens and get the top price for them, buy an Incubator now. We want your produce Cash or Trade. Thanking one and all for past favors and asking for a continuance. We are yours for more business. Very truly, CABLE & GROVES. BUTLER, located the main ditch as Miami creek at Roge Ford, School loan of $1000 to E G. Moudy. Dram shop license to Elgert Bros. the initial point (Marvel to the crossing of tne river Action of County Clerk in issuing Foster, in vacation, be approved. Patent ordered issued to Leonard K. Brehm, assignee by mesne eon- veyance of Michael D. Caphas to 8 . 8. W. and 8. W., &. E. Sec, 2, township 89, R. 82. the ec of the river at MO. intendent of county poor farm. The usual quota ef accounts eight hours, or empty iteelf| against the county allowed and war- FIELD SEEDS, ming drifts te not less than | of the 6th Districts by the district as well as by counties, and favors the calling together the various County Chairmen for that purpose. There 18 little doubt that more thorough organisation means more thorough work and more thorongh work means more votes and better major- ities for the party. field seeds, which we offer to the trade at very low prices. Choice flax seed, both northern and home grown, will be out any of the bonde ia the offered on contract—note or for cash. | Extra nice seed oats, Red Texas and A Big Strike Near Carthage. Carthage, Mo., Feb. 12.—There is qouamumy 00 eoudnne black. Choice timothy seed, clovers, white and red. Kentucky blue grass, lead and sinc strike made on the Trinity Lead, Zinc and Smelting com- jr 120 acres in Duenweg district. he dvill thls moesing pevesied 6 in fact we haye every thing in this line that you will need. We ask you to in- spect our stock and get our prices before washed out and in helping to/ resents 25 million dollars’ worth of purchasing. About the Drainage Ditch. epee ss Rich Hill Review. The drainage ditch as eurveyed Toilet Soaps 100 per cent. This makes|Company for $3,500 hae been sent| will be 23% miles long and 40 feet nee against the land recely-| $0 the Vernon county circuit court| wide at the bottom of the ditch and . for trial. Mre. Henry alleges that|60 atthe top. 1t will be about 12 of Worth her 15-year-old son was injured while | feet deep for a distance of 19 miles, sesisting inthe operation of thecom-|or to Papinville. From Papinville I pany’s turntable at Butler. She|to the mouth of the ditch, where it n buying tollet soaps we states that her son’s right leg wasso|empties into the Osage, a distance use the same care we exercise badly crushed that amputation was] of 4% miles, the ditch is very much in buying all other goods. . The result fe that our soap stock 1s on, senrtelly high / grade one. Itcontainsevery- 2 . . he was in while on the turntable.—| capacity is 135,000,000 gallens in needed F Nevada Mall 24 hours, and witha velocity of 4.85 e eiph _ oung Henry was granted a ver-| feet per secon: empty itself three oilet, Nursery, Bath It across the main| dict at the last term of the Bates| times every 24 hours. pe sory, ” the railroads and $6,000 millet and cane seed, kaffir and seed corn, the county roads that areso across the bottom, been at aj of jack underlying. A well known This improvement will. be+|the Trinity tract, is arranging to the largest lead strikes in the world was made a few days ago. For the Mother This Time. paying this assessment, for cluded in our estimates an from the point where the ditch be- and you can be sure the qual- gins to the point whore it terminates, ity : yor We never cut while ‘the ditch cute this distance quality in order to cut prices, the work almost $1.00 | Havingeold my farm will offer at | down to 28% miles. bus, quality considered, ony fully benefitted lands. This| public sale at my residence 4% miles] ‘There are 41,250 acres of land in-| $ Prices hee always as low as Public Sale. ds or in additional work on | of Black eehoo! house on Wi as would seem best to CLAY’S PRESCRIPTION & et & f af